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Old 20th Sep 2018, 19:33
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Wow. That must have took some effort.
do you feel better now?
wait until it gets endplates. You'll need to come back and edit your post
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Old 20th Sep 2018, 20:23
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Adding end plates to the design now would be an expensive exercise. If it needed them they would have put them on before getting the TC.
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Old 20th Sep 2018, 21:12
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Originally Posted by GrayHorizonsHeli
Wow. That must have took some effort.
do you feel better now?
wait until it gets endplates. You'll need to come back and edit your post
It only takes effort if one doesn't know how to use the search function.

Anyway, the point remains - and our resident prophet has been wrong about the 505 in myriad more areas than endplates. There is still a matter of the hat snack after all...

Originally Posted by FH1100 Pilot
Congratulations to Bell! Let's hope that U.S. certification follows shortly.

But if they actually produce and sell that thing I'll eat my hat.
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Old 21st Sep 2018, 05:28
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Originally Posted by SansAnhedral
There is still a matter of the hat snack after all...
Sans, should 1100 use seasoning before consuming? Also, is it a crime (like pizza) to use cutlery?
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Old 21st Sep 2018, 07:48
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Photos or it never happened!
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Old 21st Sep 2018, 12:43
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It's the beginning of the end (plate)
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Old 21st Sep 2018, 19:29
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Personally I quite like the end plates and would be quite happy but not sure what they are needed for ... she was rock solid at all speeds and personally I didn’t have any yaw problems.
i think FH1100 also thought it wouldn’t have much power ( it is actually now load lifting at similar weights to the B2 I am told ) .... also it would only do 115-120 knots ( my friend is constantly sending me WhatsApp photos showing 128-130knots straight & level .
I think we all agree it is a great machine for the money
It is not beautiful but it does grow on people ( but not everyone naturally!)
It has some really daft tacky parts which I really don’t understand why Bell didn’t address ... such as door handles , open wires / weights etc at end of tail which looks like something must have fallen off !
It is lovely and easy to fly with great visibility and it hopefully will be cheap ( ish ) to run especially during its 1,000 hr warranty.
And it appears I’m not the only one because I believe it is selling very very well .....
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Old 22nd Sep 2018, 15:03
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is it selling well because of the price now?
what will it sell like when the price rises?
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Old 22nd Sep 2018, 16:42
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The price has already risen about 10% over last year or so but it’s still incredibly cheap @ $1.3 approx . I think it would still be excellent value @ $1.5 pre extras . The old L4 would be very nearly $3.0 if it was still produced.
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Old 23rd Sep 2018, 02:42
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Originally Posted by nigelh
The price has already risen about 10% over last year or so but it’s still incredibly cheap @ $1.3 approx . I think it would still be excellent value @ $1.5 pre extras . The old L4 would be very nearly $3.0 if it was still produced.
It is still produced, isn't it?
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Old 23rd Sep 2018, 10:52
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No . Think last one is sitting at Mirabel.
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Old 23rd Sep 2018, 11:21
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HeliHub.com Bell 206 production finally stops later in 2017
Bell have recently confirmed to HeliHub.com that 2017 is indeed the last year of production for the seven seat 206L4 LongRanger IV.
https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-n...roduction-line

The final Bell 206L4 LongRanger rolled off the assembly line at Mirabel, Quebec, at the end of last month. S/N 52496 was part of a last production batch that largely went to one customer—U.S.-based helicopter EMS service Air Evac, which currently operates a fleet of more than 130 LongRangers.
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Old 23rd Sep 2018, 21:24
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Could this be the new 505L?





My guess....this is the new "L" or something very close. The end fins return.
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Old 24th Sep 2018, 14:16
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Originally Posted by Rotor George
My guess....this is the new "L" or something very close. The end fins return.
Well I didn't think the 505 could look much worse, but then you went and definitely proved that wrong!
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Old 24th Sep 2018, 19:09
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they should really let the 505 mature a bit before they think it should be bred into something else.
I'm not convinced the airframe will have any longevity. At least it likely wont keep up with the legacy drivetrain. That part of it is solid and proven
Will it become an AD nightmare???
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Old 12th Nov 2018, 16:43
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that is a milestone, an average of 100hrs per aircraft. I'm impressed.✊����

Edit: must not like my link (I dont see it)....apparently the fleet of 505's have hit 10000hrs
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Old 3rd Dec 2018, 17:36
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Sacramento PD


The Sacramento Police Department receives its new Bell 505 making it the first parapublic airborne law enforcement Bell 505.

cheers




Courtesy of Bell
Today
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Old 3rd Dec 2018, 18:03
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Just when you thought it couldn't look worse, it grew a wart on the nose
Just not warming to its appearance, and that scheme isn't helping.
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Old 4th Dec 2018, 08:06
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Don't like the look of it either but the new cockpit is very interesting
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Old 4th Dec 2018, 12:59
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Got a stupid question for all because I’m hearing this constantly ....why does anyone think the 505 is ugly?

IMHo it looks nice, sleek almost futuristic ..almost cute

Russian MI V12 IMHO is one of the most ugly looking Helicopters in history..

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